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Some compilers aren't generally available. Hypothetically, what if ICC wasn't available freely to educational users, but some of the students had side-jobs wher
by scott_karana 13y ago
Some compilers aren't generally available. Hypothetically, what if ICC wasn't available freely to educational users, but some of the students had side-jobs where they used it?
You can always mandate a large set of compilers, make them all available, and leave it up to the students to determine which is fastest. I think that acheives both the competitive/educational goal and the level playing field goal.
- mikeash 13y agoI would definitely ban using any compiler that wasn't generally available to the class, or at least disqualify their output from winning the contest. I'd take a generic approach where it's worded just like that, rather than trying to come up with an official set of acceptable compilers, though.
- scott_karana 13y agoSounds fair enough. I suppose we're really on the same page after all. :)
- mikeash 13y agoSounds good! Just remember, if the Internet Police show up, this never happened.